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WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions, Chairman of the House Committee on Rules, today released the following statement in support of a measure to provide greater transparency and congressional oversight of international insurance standards setting processes, and for other purposes:

The Committee on Rules will meet Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 3:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol on the following measures:

S. 612—To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, as the “George P. Kazen Federal Building and United States Courthouse”. [Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act]

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement after House passage of a bill to provide necessary resources to continue essential military efforts abroad:

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), today issued the following statement in regard to his reappointment to serve as the Chairman of the House Committee on Rules:

"I am honored to serve as the Chairman of the House Committee on Rules for the 115th Congress. As Chairman I have strived to create a more transparent and open process that encourages all members to bring their ideas to the table. In the next Congress I will continue to hold our committee to the highest standard of transparency, fairness, and accountability.

Washington, D.C.— U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today released the following statement after voting in favor of a monumental bill that will accelerate the development of cures and treatments:

"Technological advancement and American innovation has unleashed new cutting edge treatments, allowed us to turn the page on cancer, and led to previously impossible medical developments that will save the lives of thousands of men, women, and children.